Hauling attachment for fordson tractors



" FJ). 8, 1927. j

W. H. NASH HAUIJING ATTACHMENT FUR FORDSON TRACTORS 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Jan. 4. 1926 Patented Feb. 8, 1927.

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ji I iiafits WILLIAM HENRY'NASH, or' sAUL'rsra. MARIE, DNTARIQGANADA.

HA'ULING .ATTACHMENT FOR FORDS'O' TRACTORS;

Application filed January 4, 19%. Serial \lo79,148.

ties for making shortiturns withtlie tractor while attached to vehicles, farm` implements,

Y sleighs or any other object for the movement of which the' tractor is used. y

3rdly.-To provide such freedom as will permit the tractor vand the vehicle or'other object to which the tractor is attached-tov pass over uneven surfaces without the possibility of any part of the mechanism bind,- ing or breaking by reason of having bound` 4thly.=-To provide a substantial `and suit'- able attachment whereby the tractor may back iip'any vehicle, sleigh,l er other poled robj ect to which 'it may be attachedv and have perfect control of such vehicle, sleigh, or

othery poled object on any. hill. thlyi-To so utilize the tractor that the f lsame willform or take the place of the fror'itkr wheels of a truck or the front b'ob of a sleigh and ythat while the tractor-is' beingv used as such that the tractor has perfect freedom and is free from any possibility of'bindiiig under any circumstance. l

Gthlyf-By throwing the weight of part of l the load towhich the tractor is attached upon the tractor itself and thus increasing its y traction power.

I attain these objects by themeclianisin illustrated in the vac'coinpanying drawings in which Figures 1 and 9 are vertical side sections of the entire attachmentV when assembled.v Figure 2 is a view of the attachment, viewing it from the vfront end Vof the tractor and showing it fromja' plane justforward of the rear axle housing, placed on the housing of the rear axle of the tractor. Figure 3 `is a top view of the attachment. Figure 4 is a top View of the plate attached I to the existing draw-bar of the Fordson tractor. Figure 5 is a top view of they sleeve of the pole attachment. Figure 6 is an end view cfg/part of the carrying beam of the attachment. F igure 7 is an end View of part of the pole attachii'uent.v Figure 8 is an end view o f partof Figure 4; similar ieders rarerto' Similar parts' tiiroughetthe several views.

BCDis a', metal bench, .shaped so as to i I fit conveniently over the housing of the ieai.'

either end thereof laterally extendedlug's,

.axle and gearsof the tractor and having at inv whieh'lugs are drilledy holes suiiicie'ntly i' large to` receive thel U-bo'lt'sA V. The said ends ABCD are sufliciently wide as to exy tend out over thehofu'sin'g ofthe rear axle vclose to 'a collaron the rh'oiisin'0"` -f the said tractor, 'and curved on lower side to fit snugly on the said yhousing as indicated byy edc, the bench isk so 'extended upwards'as to fit over the housing of the rear axle "fv the v tractor and having at the` top an levenV surface so' that themetal plate IJKLMNOP may be attached thereto by the' bolts b. RSTU is a smallmetal pin of sufficient size to conveniently trintoan existing hole at the topV of the gear housing of the said ,tractor. rlhe said bench is attached tothellicusing of they rear axle and gears'of the Ford-2,

son tractor and :held in place by two A(2) Ubolts VX, o iieon either end of the bench and by the metal pin RSTU which fits snugly into 'the existing hole dii the topof the housing' of the gears of the said tracto'n IJKLMNOPi's a'metal plate of su'ii'icient width to extend laterally over the housing of the gears of the .tractor and to permit the Y end of the rod `YZ@ to pass through the metal plate and to'pass-down-under the housing' of therear axle outside the housing of the gears; the said plate'being Of` -suflicient length as lto carry the swivel-post FFGGHHIIJJKKLLMMNNOOPFQQ sufficiently back as to clear the wheels'or the crawlers of ythe tractor and having at the front end of the said plate two "holes permitting the Yv endof the rod YZ@v 'to pass`therethrough also' having two( holes directly lover the bench 'hereinbefore' described through. which two (2) bolts may be inserted tohold the saine "solidly to the bench, also two (2) holes near the rear'of theplate in which-thecounter-sunk headed bolts VV may be placed, and Valso ahole through whichthe top FFGG of the swivelpost may pass. VAt the lower 4front end surface Vof the said plate is placed a metal filler extending from the place on'the plate g where the front edge of thevbench attaches thereto to the frontend of the said plate and of sufiicient thickness to 'fit snugl onv `the top ,of the Acasing of the gears of .the

tractor, a side view of the said metal filler being shown inFigure 1 as JGFQ. The' said plate IJKLMNOP is held in place,

'rstly by being bolted solidly to the bench hereinbefore described and inthe manner described;` secondly by the truss-rods YZa,

f landithirdly by the brace Zmnopgr which is I i composed `of ymetal of approximately the same thickness asfthat of the pla-te hereinbefore described and Vbeing shaped atl` either end as lto fit snugly against the' bottom of theV said plate-and also against the-top of the draw-bar extension plate hereinafter described. `The said braceisfastened snugly and solidly to the bottom lof the said plate "with two (2) counter-sunk" headed bolts VVXX and tothe top of the draw-bar extension plate VbytheV two (2) bolts CCDD which extend through the said brace, through the said draw-bar extension plate and through the existing` draw-bar of the' Fordson tractor ,-thus holding all'` three parts I solidly together. 1

YZa isa metal bar of suliicient length to extend from the raised part at lof the drawbarextensionplate along under the housing of Atherear axle of the tractor and so shaped `'as to lsnugly partly around the said rear housing and then up through the metal Y .somewhat distanced.Vv

`filling JGlfQ'and throughthe plate (and having either end threadedv so as to receive aV substantial. lock-washer and nut. Two ofthesesrods are used having the ends a closetogether andhaving theVv ends Y FFGGHHIIJJKKLLMMNNOOPPQQ,

i; 'is a metal* post, the portion of which may be VVdescribedas IIKKOOPP is square and 'perforatedwith :three (3) holes SS to which the""`U-shaped part ofthe ligure YYbbtmZZ maybe inserted and through which abolt mayfbeplaced to hold the' sameV stationary.

The lower end of said post Vdescribed as KKLLMMNN is rounded, the diameter of which` is sn'ialler than f the width -of the. `square portion',` and of suflicient length to pass through" the perforationfin the draw- Y bar extension plate-just in front of the portion to which the truss-rods are bolted and extending'suiiciently down vas to permit the same to be perforated and to receive through the `perforation a i Cotter-pin. `The upper end of the Vsaid swivel-post ldescribed as FFGGHHQQ is rounded, the diameter of Vwhich is smaller than the width of the square portion, and of sutlicient len th to Y Vvextend up through the kplate IJKL N OP H65 Y `and the carryingswivel-bar jjccllmm and through a washer andv also of suflicient length to extend suiciently upward as not to interfere with the action of thexsaid carrying-swivel bar and having near the top end thereof a perforation through which a Cotter-pin is placed.

rivm/22571' is a metal plate of the same thickness as theplate IJKLMNOP and approximately the same width as that part of the plate described as LMN'O and extending fromthe'exijsting ,drawbar ofthe Fordson tractor suiiiciently far back as to correspond with the extension backwards of the plate IJKLMNOP and having the rear end tal pered with la large perforation therein to whichv to attach*draft-clevises ,and having Aa further perforation MMLL which isdirectly under the perforation at the rear of the plate IJKLMNOP and through which the swivel-post hereinbefore described is inserted. The'said plate has also a raisedl bracket stu of suliicientheight and convenient perforations as to reeeivethe truss-rods YZ@ and'having at Hits frontend at least two (2) perforations throughy which the bolts CC may pass to securely fasten the said Fordson tractor.

jjca-Zlmm is a swivel carrying-bar rounded with the end mmjy' flattened out to be about double the width of the` bar and 'having near the fronty or flattened end thereofan oval-shaped perforation ww through which Voval-shaped perforation thel top ofv the swivel-post hereinbefore described may pass "fi 1*' and may move backwards and forwards and thus avoid ybindingkor passing over rough or uneven ground and isfheld in place at the front end by the washer TTUU and the cotter-pin through the top of the said swivelplate yto the existing draw-bar of the post. The saidy swivel-carrying beam havi ing at the rear end a perforation through which a cotter-pin ZZ may pass and holding the washer rif/L00.

rrssttuuppgg is aV steel casting having a sufficient opening through which the carrying-beam of a two-wheeled trailer or onellO bob trailer may pass, the saidsteel casting Y having two perforatlons 1n either side through which two (2) bolts may pass hold- Y ing the said carrying-beam of the trailer' or sleigh solidly in place, the metal casting being held on the carrying-beam y'jkcllmm@ YYZZaabb metal sleeve Vhaving at vthus making it interchangeable for Wheels' the YY end thereof a clevis-shaped devicel suficiently wide to fit over the squareY sides Y of the said swivel-post FFGGiTH HIIJJKKLLMMNNOOPPQQ and beingrperforated lat either side of the said clevis-shaped device so that a bolt may pass therethrough and through the perforations SS in the swivel-post.` The said sleeve is of sufficient size to admit the round end of the casting coddoehhiggff until the rear part of the sleeve will't up against the square-shoulders of the said casting at the point ffee, this permits the'round endl of the said castingc'ccldeeihggff to move backwards and forwards in the said sleeve and Y also to rotate from side to side.l cccldeehhzggff is a metal casting rounded on the front end shape and of suiicient size to fit over theV so as tovfit into the sleeve YYZZczabb-and to permit it to move backwards and forwards in the said sleeve and to permit it to rotate from side to side therein. rIhe rear end of. said casting is rectangular in ings ofthis which I claim as my invention, the element YYV-ZZf-aa-bb together with its complemental element 'is Va component part of my entire invention and is necessary in using the invention under all circumstances for the purpose of directing the course of the vehicle and in pushing back the vehicle or sleigh to which the tractor is attached. As .pointed out, the

tongue of the vehicle or sleigh which the' tractor' is hauling is securely fastened to the element cc-dd-ec-Lt-gg-ff This element does not bear any weight'but 1s used entirely for directing the course of the vehicle or sleigh, and in backing up. The

element y'j-cc-ZZ-m/m, the vswivel carrying bar aforementioned, is to be in' use only in such instancesv when the tractorv forms one of the burden bearing elements of the equipment, as for eXample,in the case of ay one-bobbed sleigh at which time the beam" of the trailer is fastened into the element rr-ss-gQ-ma VJ hen the four-wheeled trailer or two-bobbed sleigh is being hauled.V by the tractor, the weight of the load is entirely on the Wheels or the runners in which case the said carrying'beam is notA used and may -be removed from the attachment. *InV all cases the main draft is at I am .aware that prior to this, my invention, other ideas similar to the element g/y-zz aabyg/ and its complemental element have been put forward, but in those cases, the element has been used as the draft bearing element in' the invention. I therefore dol not claim such idea broadly, but

What I do claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is z l. Thecombination in a hauling attachment for the Fordson tractor, comprised of a metal bench with extended perforated lugs and metal pin, large metal plate with perforatio'ns, metal draw-bar extension plate with raised perforated portion, a` brace bent at either end,l two metal truss-rods" withv threaded ends, with metal swivel-post duly perforated, metal Aswivel carrying-beam fiattenedV andperforated, metal casting, hollowed and perforated land with perforated e .i

lugs, metal sleeve with clevised ends .and metal casting moving within the sleeve and hollowed and perforated, all substantially as described.v e

2. In ahauling attachment for the Fordson tractor the frame-work comprised of a metal bench with extended perforated lugs and metal pin, large metal plate with perforations, metal draw-bar extension plate with raised perforated portion, at either end and two metal truss-rods with threaded ends with metal swivel post duly perforated, all substantially as described.

Dated atA Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, this 31st day of December A. D. 1925.l g

WILLIAM HENRY NASH.

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